Chen Shi reeled in his thoughts, nodded slightly, and said, "Commander Wu, in the future, you must not be so polite with me, lest you attract the attention of those with ulterior motives."
Wu Guanyun smiled and said, "Daoist Chen was released just days after being thrown into the Heavenly Prison, which shows that someone in the Heavenly Court is protecting Daoist Chen, and that person wields immense power. Therefore, being a bit polite to Daoist Chen is entirely appropriate."
Chen Shi laughed heartily and walked alongside him.
The Fire Character Camp left half of its uninjured members to guard the Demon Refining Well, while the rest followed.
Not long after, Heavenly King Li received the news, led successive heavenly gods to descend upon Huanxian Valley, and arrived at the Three Pure Ones' Demon Refining Well.
This Heavenly King Li held the Exquisite Golden Pagoda in his palm. He looked majestic and extraordinary, having withstood countless years of incense sacrifices. His divine might was boundless and vast, but even heavier was his Dao might, which filled the heavens and was unfathomable.
He had long since shaken off the Incense Divine Way and embarked on the path of a Dao god.
When he moved, clouds and mist followed, accompanied by wind and thunder. The pagoda in his hand possessed even greater world-shaking divine might, containing within it various Buddhist heavens as well as countless large and small divine kingdoms where the common people dwelt and offered incense.
This kind of mighty divine power and Dao power was something Chen Shi had never witnessed before.
Originally, Chen Shi lacked the qualifications to set eyes on this goddess, but the discovery of the Three Pure Ones' Demon Refining Well was truly a momentous matter, granting a mere heavenly soldier like him the qualification